Morning journal and courier., 1887-04-07
NO GROUNDS YET.

The Ease Ball Project Receives A Set.
 Baek-Win Undoubtedly Re Satisfac
 tOrily Settled To Day-Manager Don.
 nelly Back From New York.
 It has been supposed by those at the head of the base ball boom and everybody else that the lot belonging to the town, situated three or four blocks this side of the old almshouse property, could easily be obtain ed. The directors of the ball association were only waiting for an offer from the Fair Haven & Westville road before leasing the grounds. The offer came, was thought very reasonable, and yesterday morning Harry Asher, attorney for the ball association, started out to lease the prospective grounds so that work could be commenced immedi- ately. MT. Asher learned for the first time that there was doubt in the minds of the se- lectmen as to their power to lease the grounds, as the property is held in trust by Gardner Morse, Harmanus M. Welch and L. B. Morris as trustees. Mr. Asher hunted around and was finally told by the trustees that they would leave the matter with the selectmen.
 So special meeting of the selectmen was held last night to consider the matter. MT. Asher was present and endea7ored to inn press upon their minds the necessity of hay Ing the grounds at once. MT. Asher wanted to get lease of the grounds for five years. The board was willing to grant a lease for two years with the privilege of the associa- ton having it for three more, reserving the right, however, that the grounds be vacated by the association at sixty days notice pro- vided the trustees and board decided to sell the grounds outright. They wanted $100 year rent, half in advance.
 L. B. Hinman had looked the thing up some time ago. Both the board of selectmen and the trustees appeared to be perfectly willing to lease the grounds at the wish of the base ball association. The agreement was made that the association could have the grounds for just what they would net for farming purposes, which was supposed to be much less than $100. It was also supposed that a lease for five years could be had, al though no official action by the selectmen or trustees had been taken.
 The selectmen last night after somewhat lengthy session decided to leave their action for the sanction of the trustees.
 The directors of the ball association held 8 meeting last night at the Standard Cab com pany's office, but could do nothing, not yet having secured the grounds. No contracts were let. It was expected that all the con- tracts would be let last night, and this morn ing, bright and early, work was to be com menced and pushed with great vigor. The matter will be undoubtedly satisfactorily settled to-day.
 It is thought that the grounds cannot now be gotten in shape for the game with the New Works on the 2Oth and that the game will likely have to be played on the Yale Field, provided it can be obtained
 Manager Dornelly returned from New York yesterday afternoon, having in his pocket three freshly signed contracts from players already mentioned as belonging to the New Haven club.
 As stated in the COURIER Tuesday morn ing O'Rourke went to New York, and the differences between him and the New York Deasley, Welch, Keefe and Gebhardt also signed